#254 The Illusion of Freedom

Queen & J. are two womanist race nerds talking liberation, politics, and pop-culture over tea. Drink up!

On this episode… The country is on fire, celebrities are talking out of turn instead of turning to their local organizers, ni**as is moving to Ghana, white protesters are centering themselves, and we are not ok

This week’s hotlist - Support protestors, Insecure gave us love, Queering The Curve, support a bailout fund, sharing on social with caution, opting in vs being accosted by news, the illusion of freedom, our ain’t sh*t friends, white liberals are not ok, your non-Black POC friends think you’re lying, property over people, the good and bad of white protesters, why NYC is different, are businesses pandering? Obama the magical negro, Black celebrities vs everyday Black sh*t, who are your local community organizers, social media for white gaze, leave us alone, move to Ghana, send us a post card and mad other ish.

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NOTES AND EXTRA TEA

Queering the Curve resource list: https://nonprofit393766031.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/queering-the-curve-2.pdf

Where to Donate Your Money and Time to Help Protestors: https://nyulocal.com/where-to-donate-your-money-and-time-to-help-protesters-ef2727d7a9d2

Metal Health/ wellness resources


Family­Care, Community­Care and Self­Care Tool Kit By the Association of Black pyschologist: http://www.abpsi.org/pdf/FamilyCommunitySelfCareToolKit.pdf

Surviving & ResistingHate:A Toolkit For People of Color: https://icrace.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/icrace-toolkit-for-poc.pdf

Black Lives Matter Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma: http://drcandicenicole.com/2016/07/black-lives-matter-meditation/

Therapy for Black Girls: https://therapyforblackgirls.com

This week’s closing clip features Jay Versace: https://twitter.com/jayversace/status/1204649823246274560?s=21

This episode was created, hosted and produced by Naima & Janicia

Libations to our friend’s Domingo, Tokunbo, and D. Sindayiganza who help keep this show running by paying and supporting Black women.

Libations to Ohene Cornelius for our show intro, keep up with him at https://ohenecornelius.com